Title
Optimal sampling designs for nonparametric estimation of spatial averages of random fields.
Abstract
Optimal designs of sampling spatial locations in estimating spatial averages of random fields are considered. The random field is assumed to have correlated values according to a covariance function. The quality of estimation is measured by the mean squared error. Simple nonparametric linear estimators along with sampling designs having a limiting density are considered. For a large class of locally isotropic random fields, we argue for the asymptotic optimality of simple linear estimators. The convergent rates of the mean squared error and optimal limiting densities of sampling designs are determined in every dimension. An example of simulation is given.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1016/j.jmva.2015.11.010
Journal of Multivariate Analysis
Keywords
Field
DocType
primary
Econometrics,Covariance function,Random field,Sampling design,Simple random sample,Mean squared error,Optimal design,Sampling (statistics),Statistics,Mathematics,Estimator
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
146
C
0047-259X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.48
2
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
K. Benhenni1123.07
Yingcai Su220.85